Clothes rack



oct, 4,1927. .v 1,644,503

` H. w. AUMACK- l y CLOTHES RACK Filed Jan. 15. 1927 INVENTOR Hom/ARQ W'AUM/*CK ATTORNEY av clothes .rackl Vfrom which may Pamela on. 4, 1927.

i-,iisnl Howlin-n w. AUMACK, on rnnsnfr orr'z, nnwf'fsnsny" onofrrnsRACK Applicationfiled January 13, 19.2.7. Serial No. .1@{223492 -A n I L'i This invention relatesqto buildershard- .Ware accessories, suchasclothes racks, useful-Y. in disposing and hanging therefrom articlesofapparel or coordinately residesin be suspended clothes hangers. .Myinvention has foran object thereof the provision.' ofV aahardwareaccessory for suspendingclothes ordclothes .hangers which "maybeassociated and affixed. in closetsy onl the walls orshelves thereofand. coordinately resides in thel association therewith] of meanstofrendersuch rack suitable for deodori-Zingand; disinfeet-ing` purposesso lthat when the devicev is .used in aclothes closet,

it--may serve to Ydisseminatey the. vapors of o a deodorizing orldisinfecting Vagent to render Avaniously spaced walls ofchambers, `andmy inventiond stillfurther coordinatelyresides tates the assemblytherewith of deodorizing` in so constructing thevariabilityof my deviceso as tol contain material which has a Ypleasant odoror an odorobnoxious to insects,snel-iy as moths, and thereby-act as adisllfseotant for articles of apparel.'y My in-` vention. conteniplatesthe suspension of a clothes rack o1" rod for disposing therefrom may,AUs themselves, .Serve .a deedorens ,and disinfetme commen..tlowevshftls clothes hangers `whereby not only may .the v device beadjustable to conform with various sizes of chambers or clothes closetsbut facilior disinfecting agents-whereby the deodoriziner .ordisinfecting agent may be renewed with great facility and ease.

In its more specific embodiment, my inventionhas for an object thereofthe provision of a. hardware accessory in the form of a clothes rack orhanger suspending rod variably adjustable to accommodate itself tovarious sizes vof chambers or clothes closets and includes telescopictubes serving as a container for a deodorant or disinfectant andcoordinately resides, in combination therewith, in an end wall or sidewall suspending,f

.or thel like.

in be incorporated in the, container.` formed by the telescopicftubeswith maximum facil: ity andease.` ff l. I

To attain these. objectsand such' `further moet which j so .holds the"telescopi: tubes' 'i whereby/.a deodorizing o'ndisinfectingagentobjects as maygappear herein orbe hereinafter pointed out, I makereference .tothe accompanying drawing. forming. apart here,-'of-,ln'vhlch vice Fleur@ 2.15

a, side ,elev'rationg partlfyfin. sec- Maling reference the;accompanying drawing, my ndevice comprises af, pairl.o f metallicVtubular "members 10...and11ftele.-

-' scopically disposed, by. formingthe tube lwith internal dimensionssufficiently large to encompass theouter dimensions of the tube l0. Theinternal .diametezrfof' theotubesA f1.0 and yl1 is preferably, such astoholdfadcom monly known .deodorant disinfectant acting as repellentl formoths,such as moth balls 12made of naphthalene,'camphor. orparadichlorbenzolf. For permittingvtheya; pors of the deodorant ordisinfeetant5tobe` disseminated, the tubes `l0 and lill are providsflwith Sutabfpftre ".13 eldest-he' length thereof. `whereby the vapors, as

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areygen crafted duel tov changes in. atmospheric Y' A Aconditions ordueto the volatility lofytlre" ingredients,emerge. through the.` apensuresl 'into the atmosphere. It is'preferred-ltopriyide the freeendslrl andl vl5 of. thetubes with Closures 1.6, in. thefrmaef- @Ork.Steppers rlfhe telescopic tubes above nrefervedjto utilize thesetelescopi@ members as a hardware accessory in the -form of a clothesrack and for this purpose the ends Vof the tubes 14 and v15,respectively, are proandll. `The tubes l0 and ll'niay befixedly'positioned in the lugs 19 and 20 by 'forcing the tubes int-o these lugs.Preferably, how ever, for `purposes as will yhereinafter ap! pear,'thebrackets are releasably positioned on the tubes by providing setscrewsQl and 22 tapped through the lugs 'as shown at 23 Vwhereby. Screwengagement be had with i ftheendof thetu The brackets 17 tand r1 8Vpreviously dewall'flla'nges 25,d1sposed vat right Vangles to "raid"flanges 24, 24 previously mentioned.

wment'shownIhave providedV a deodorizing L `o1' k diSinfecting containerwhich maybe suitl 15 Vably ;;adiusted- -to cofrrr'ornfly with ,chambersof Vvarious sizes whereby adeodorant or' disintioned in clothes closetso'- the like'tosus-A pend wearing apparel or hangers. forwearlngrapparel fandto; disseminate such deodor- "f il'it,insectirepellent orV disinfectant in a clothesiclosetto render'.theodorithereofmore e agreeable',fandjto protect thesame against i 1nsects ,lsuch asmoths or'gthelike twillg also .be obse'rfed? thatv I provide' aVnovel"bracket Awhereby my disinfecting cone.; "taihergniay befsuspendedoptionall from a E against a, s helfzor [side wall or, optionally,against en end'vallf'erewhere it 1S desired fte merelyposition ftheclothes rack across a ortion .of the vchamber or clothes'. closet, onelfandfthe ot erbracket for. sidewall or shelf tachmentii VVetnias"'"shownwill permitrelling or replen- A 'jbracketfs is'attached tothe endfwallsI may Y 'y v"ofi'eitherone ofthe ends 14 and15 to ob- '4 tainfaccess*-vthe closure .or stopper 'lfor` fs'cx'ibed'are in the' formof castingsprovided, vwith end wall flanges 24, 24 or shelf 4and sidefgllle flanges24hand25 are provided with slots, 2 6 Vfand 271suitably vcham'fe'red `toproperlyY tachingelement,such as ay '.5 ,r @i e be disseminated fordeodorizing'and disin Itl will befobserved V:thatflby ythe arrange- YVanges 24] andi-2 5 beingl so" disposed `as tohold' attach-4Ying'elements' whichv may `position the brackets rgifcket 'ma :be jusedfor. end wall attachment t wmbefurther observed thetmy breek;

ishgnentof the disinfectant' through the ends Zand# 15` V1WhetherQthebrackets -are 'posii *lmember 16` orw ere either one or bothoftheV:relea'seftheset screws 21 and 22 for. removal `renewing or addingadeodorant or disinfectant, such as the moth balls 12.'

By my construction I'have provided a simple'fand eflicient clothes rackof rigid conJ- 'i struction variably adjustable'to accommoel datepositioning in chambers or colthes .clos- Vetsl of various dimensionswhereby the ad# instability and adaptability to'attachment in various'positions coordinately provides a*y chamber for retaining an agent whichmay fectingclothes closets orv thelike to provider clothes closets orthelike with an agreeable odor ory to protect articles of apparel againstthe destructiveeifect of insects, moths or the like.

`Having thus ldescribed' my invention and illustrated its use, what Iclaim as new and" f desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. -A clothes rackcomprising telescopic tubular ymembers, of uniformdiameter forming aV container and suspending vbrackets therefor, saidbrackets lcomprising end 'wall flanges and sidewall flanges Vforvattachment to a shelf or side walls ofjacloset or the like, lugs-onsaid brackets for embracing. and clamping said tubular members, andfasten ingmean's included by" said lugs forsaid tu-V bular memberswhereby thetubular members may -be varia-bly lengthened and l shrtenedtofill the tubular'memberswith a deodorant Y disinfectant or the like,Ywithout displace# ment of the supporting brackets.V

2. Ina clothes rack comprising'telescopic` @tubular members of uniformdiameters formr ing fa container f and perforated for dissem? inating adeodorant or disinfectant retainedV therein and arranged for refillingfromthe 9D endsthereof byshortening of said members, la pairofsuspending brackets therefor comprising right angularly disposedflangesv forA fasteningthe same to'ran end wall' or side wall, lugs on'said brackets for embracing and clamping theend's of saidtubular'members. and releasably i engaging the same for presenting theends of said tubular members for refilling Vsaid members 'with ordisinfectant material.

In Witness Vwhereof I have hereunto signed myname this 5th day ofJanuary, 1927.' HOWARDV W. AUMACK.

